Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the latest news from Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds and updates on crypto markets. She is a graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program and has appeared on CBS News, YahooFinance and Nasdaq TradeTalks. She holds BTC and ETH.

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Finance

Kalshi targets a massive $40 billion valuation, widening lead over rival Polymarket

The prediction market operator, which is eyeing a potential public debut in 2027, could close a new funding round in Q3, according to a Financial Times report.

Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin falls below $60,000 as AI trade continues to draw investor interest and capital

South Korean memory chip giant on Wednesday filed to raise nearly $30 billion in a U.S. offering.

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Tech

Live markets: Bitcoin claws back some of the losses after Micron beats earnings

Battered crypto sector gets some relief after Micron beats earnings, bringing back some risk appetite to the market.

Micron gives late boost to crypto (Getty Images)

Markets

Meta is developing a prediction market app called ‘Arena’ as sector booms: NYT

The app would let users forecast future events using a points-based system rather than cash wagers, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Mark Zuckerberg in 2025 (Getty Images/Craig T Fruchtman)

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Markets

BNY sees 'FOMO' driving asset managers into tokenized funds

Fund issuers are exploring blockchain-based ETFs amid fears of missing an early foothold in tokenized finance.

BNY office (BNY)

Markets

Live updates: Saylor's Strategy sinks to new 52-week low as bitcoin drops to $62,000

Crypto prices are again on the defensive amid a global stock rout set off by a 10% plunge in South Korea's Kospi.

pen rests on paper showing sketched graph going lower.

Tech

Live markets: Bitcoin gives up morning gains as Nasdaq sheds more than 1%

Eased ETF selling and improving risk appetite are being offset by a firmer dollar and cautious institutional flows, leaving bitcoin range-bound, one analyst said.

Rising candle chart on monitor screen (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)

Markets

Schwab to join prediction markets race with S&P 500 event-based options: WSJ

The planned offering would let customers bet on index moves as Coinbase and Robinhood expand in the sector.

Charles Schwab building (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

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Markets

Live markets: Bitcoin under pressure as Saylor comments on STRC selloff

About 20% of miners are now unprofitable, and publicly traded miners sold more than 32,000 bitcoin in the first quarter to cover operating costs, more than they offloaded in all of 2025.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Tech

Live markets: price action turns panicky in Saylor's STRC as bitcoin drops below $63,000

Total crypto market value has held steady near $2.26 trillion since Tuesday, with the recovery losing momentum after the Fed killed rate-cut hopes and spot ETFs swung back to outflows.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk Television)